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HSK 7–9 (3.0): 11,000 words and 3,088 characters — 2026 syllabus

Everything HSK 7–9 requires under the syllabus in force since 1 July 2026. Figures are cumulative: the level is also tested on everything below it. Counted from the official syllabus rather than copied from summaries — why that distinction matters here.

Requirements in numbers

Words
11,000
+5,600 at this level
Characters to read
3,088
+1,148 at this level
Of those, to write
1,200
by hand
Under HSK 2.0
—
level did not exist

HSK 7–9 characters: 1,148 new

Characters introduced at this level, with their stroke count underneath. The ones you also need to write by hand, rather than only recognise, are underlined in red — 500 of 1,148.

Individual character pages currently cover HSK 1–3; for the rest, paste characters into the practice sheet builder to see their stroke order. Printable practice sheets take any characters you paste in.

HSK 7–9 vocabulary: 5,600 new words

The start of the level’s word list, in syllabus order, with official pinyin and a short gloss. 15 glosses on this level were written by hand for the list rather than taken from a dictionary entry. The rest come from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA) and are its first sense, not a chosen translation.

  1. 挨āito suffer; to endure; to pull through
  2. 挨家挨户āijiā-āihùto go from house to house
  3. 哀求āiqiúto entreat; to implore; to plead
  4. 挨áito suffer; to endure; to pull through
  5. 癌áicancer; carcinoma
  6. 癌症áizhèngcancer
  7. 爱不释手àibúshìshǒuto like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
  8. 爱戴àidàito love and respect; love and respect
  9. 暧昧àimèivague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
  10. 爱慕àimùto adore; to admire
  11. 碍事àishìto be in the way; to be a hindrance
  12. 爱惜àixīto cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
  13. 艾滋病àizībìngAIDS
  14. 安定āndìngstable; calm; settled; to stabilize
  15. 安抚ānfǔto placate; to pacify; to appease
  16. 安眠药ānmiányàosleeping pill
  17. 安宁ānníngpeaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
  18. 安稳ānwěnsteady; stable; sedate; calm; sound; smooth
  19. 安详ānxiángserene
  20. 安心ānxīnat ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest
  21. 安逸ānyìeasy and comfortable; easy
  22. 安置ānzhìto find a place for; to help settle down
  23. 暗地里àndìlǐsecretly; inwardly; on the sly
  24. 案件ànjiàncase; instance
  25. 按理ànlǐaccording to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
  26. 按钮ànniǔto push a button; button
  27. 按说ànshuōin the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
  28. 暗中ànzhōngin the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
  29. 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female
  30. 熬áoto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
  31. 傲àoproud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy
  32. 傲慢àomànarrogant; haughty
  33. 奥秘àomìsecret; mystery
  34. 扒bāto peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to
  35. 疤bāscar; scab
  36. 巴不得bābudéto be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
  37. 八成bāchéngeighty percent; most probably; most likely
  38. 八卦bāguàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
  39. 巴结bājieto fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to
  40. 芭蕾bālěiballet
Full HSK 7–9 word list — 5,600 words →